Weldon, Berry fifth in visually impaired cross-country skiing

Robbi Weldon and her guide Brian Berry of Canada compete in the Women's 3km Pursuit Visually Impaired Biathlon on Day 2 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics at Whistler Paralympic Park on March 13, 2010 in Whistler, Canada.

Ottawa’s Margarita Gorbounova and her guide Robert D’Arras were seventh in 1:01.59.10.

Earlier in the day Russia’s Kirill Mikhaylov got the gold in the men’s 20-km freestyle standing event. He finished in a time of 52:07.70. Nils-Erik Ulset of Norway took the silver in 53:34.10 while Russia’s Vladimir Kononov got the bronze in 53:53.40.

Tyler Mosher of Whistler, B.C., started the race but pulled out after the first five kilometres.

Jody Barber of Smithers, B.C., finished sixth in the women’s 15-km freestyle standing cross-country race. She finished in 55:37.00, which was 6:32.50 back of gold medallist Anna Burmistrova. Iuliia Batenkova of Ukraine got the silver in 49:23.50 with Poland’s Katarzyna Rogowiec getting the bronze in 51:04.10.

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Robbi Weldon and her guide Brian Berry of Canada compete in the Women's 3km Pursuit Visually Impaired Biathlon on Day 2 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics at Whistler Paralympic Park on March 13, 2010 in Whistler, Canada.

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